TRADE AND EQUIPMENT NEWS MacGregor adds China venture
MACGREGOR Group has formed another joint venture in China. The Cargotec subsidiary has come to an agreement with Shanghai Goodway Marine Engineering, aimed at improving the Finnish group’s competitiveness in the domestic Chinese market. The deal involves the joint offering of locally available, qualified design and project management services. Once finalised, the alliance will see
Goodway’s eight staff employed by the joint venture company, with plans to increase staff numbers in the near future. Training to meet the advanced technical skill levels will be provided by MacGregor. The latest cooperation follows MacGregor’s
agreement with the ship repair arm of China Shipping Industry Co (CSIC) in August 2006, to establish service stations at CIC repair yards in the Shanghai area and around Guangdong province. That agreement was designed to increase the volume of shiprepair activities for both companies. Contact: Pertti Vilhonen, sales manager, conversions and modernisations, MacGREGOR (Finland). Tel: + 35 82 4121 360.
E-mail:
pertti.vilhonen@
macgregor-group.com www.macgregor-group.com
Wärtsilä expands in Manaus
ENGINE builder Wärtsilä plans to invest R$3.5 million (€1.2 million) in its services workshop in Manaus, Brazil. The investment covers the construction of
a new workshop and the purchase of new equipment to meet regional demand. ‘We want to expand our offering in the northern
part of the country and to do this we are investing in machinery, equipment and human resources,’ said Marcos Macedo, Wärtsilä services manager in Manaus. ‘In Manaus and the Amazon the roads of the region are its rivers, through which approximately 30,000 small, medium and large ships sail every year. We provide service for many of these vessels.’ Contact: Wärtsilä Corporation, John
Stenbergin ranta 2, P.O. Box 196, FIN-00531 Helsinki, Finland.
Tel: +358 10 709 0000.
Fax: +358 10 709 5700.
www.wartsila.com
Water lubricated Thordon
THORDON Bearings has introduced Composite EF, a newly designed water lubricated rubber bearing. Its bronze backing facilitates installation, and it is supplied in a single 3:1 L/D length, with finished inside diameter to standard shaft sizes from 152mm to 305mm. Overbuild on the outside diameter accommodates various housing sizes, also being lighter in weight compared to metallic bearings. The product eliminates the need for heavy rigging. It is claimed that Composite EF has a low
wear rate in very abrasive water conditions, with estimated 0.075mm to 0.1mm of wear in 6000 to 7000 hours of annual use. Contact: Thordon Bearings Inc, 3225 Mainway Drive, Burlington,
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Steam turbine supplier Peter Brotherhood is expanding its after-sales operation
Ontario L7M 1A6, Canada. Tel: +1 (905) 335 1440. Fax: +1 (905) 335 4033.
www.thordonbearings.com
Brotherhood’s new service
UK-BASED engineering company Peter Brotherhood has opened a new purpose-built engineering service centre dedicated to providing after sales services. The new centre based in Peterborough, will service, repair and refurbish stationary and marine
As part of its recent expansion, LFA Global has
rebranded itself, having formerly been known as Little Ferry Agency, to reflect the global emphasis of its business. The company has also moved to new purpose built premises in Gul Lane, Singapore. LFA Global will carry stock of the full Dasic
Marine product range, including portable gas freeing fans and ancillaries, tank washing machines and ancillaries. It will also offer a full repair and maintenance facility from its workshop. Dasic Marine said the new arrangement would save customers time, since all tank cleaning machines and portable gas freeing fans could be sent for maintenance and repairs to LFA Global in Singapore. Contact: LFA Global Pte Ltd, 36 Gul Lane, Singapore 629430. Tel: +65 6861 9998. Fax: +65 6862 0003.
E-mail:
sales@lfaglobal.com www.lfaglobal.com
Nexans scoops Japan
CABLE manufacturer Nexans has been awarded two frame contracts by Japanese shipyards to supply Japanese industrial standard (JIS) type cables, used for power, control and communication shipboard. Headquartered in Paris, the company will produce cables for Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Ishikajima Harima Industries (IHI) with contracts totalling €16 million. The cables will be installed in 39 vessels under construction in five Japanese shipyards. A single cable supplier under a frame contract
is unusual for Japanese shipyards and the aim of these contracts is to improve supply reliability and compatibility. Nexans subsidiary, Kukdong, in South Korea
reciprocating and rotating plant manufactured by Peter Brotherhood as well as by other companies. The 500m2
building has been equipped with new
light machine centres as well as lifting equipment and assembly. ‘The aftermarket business has increased in
recent years and we have seen an influx of orders that has prompted us to set up a dedicated service centre,’ said Bob Paterson, aftermarket director at Peter Brotherhood. Contact: Andy Ashcroft / Bob Paterson project manager / aftermarket director, Peter Brotherhood Ltd.
Tel: +44 (0)1733 292317 / 292206.
E-mail:
aashcroft@peterbrotherhood.co.uk /
bpaterson@peterbrotherhood.co.uk
Dasic into Singapore
TANK cleaning machines and portable gas freeing fan supplier Dasic Marine has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Singapore-based LFA Global. The representation agreement, covering Singapore, formalises a relationship built up over the past eight years between the companies.
will provide JIS cables at MHI’s Nagasaki, Kobe and Shimonoseki shipyards, for installation on 23 vessels including containerships, pure car and truck carriers, plus LPG carriers. The three- year agreement is worth around €11 million, and delivery is due between June 2007 and October 2009. Nexans also has a one-year commission valued
at €5 million with IHI, as supplier to Kure and Yokohama shipyards for 16 containerships and bulk carriers. The cables should be delivered between March 2007 and March 2008. Contact: Nexans, 16 rue de Monceau, 75008 Paris, France.
Tel: +33 (0)1 56 69 84 00.
Fax: +33 (0)1 56 69 84 84.
www.nexans.com
Star for dry-docking
FLEET management software provider Star Information Systems (SIS) has introduced a new purpose-built solution for repair, conversion and dry-docking projects. The ‘Star Project’ module aims at reducing costs
related to dry-dock activities, which represent one of the largest expenses associated with technical management of a vessel. The module's project management solution covers generation of specifications, requests for quotes, receiving of quotes, comparisons of quotes, awarding of contracts, settlement with yard, and reporting to PMS module.
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